I'm setting up a Plex server on Linux and using a mix of old hard drives for storage. My main drive is a small 60GB SSD, and I've got a few 1TB and 500GB HDDs to hold my video collection. I want to keep my video files on these secondary drives and use symlinks to link them to the "home/user/videos/" folder where Plex can find them. I'm trying to figure out how to create these symlinks, especially since I'm using Filebot for the job. I think I should start with "mnt/uuid" for the symlink path, but I'm confused about what to add afterwards to successfully link to the Videos folder. Can anyone guide me on this? Also, just so you know, I can't upgrade to bigger drives for now since I'm putting this computer together using spare parts.
3 Answers
If you're looking for an easier way to manage your videos, have you considered using a merging file system like mergerfs or mhddfs? They allow you to create a JBOD (just a bunch of disks) setup which can be less hassle than managing countless symlinks. It's a bit more complex, especially when it comes to editing the fstab, but it could save you some headaches!
Always good to share some details about your setup, like your Linux distro and any specific hardware you have! It makes troubleshooting easier. Anyway, for creating symlinks, you can also drag the video folder with the right mouse button in your file manager and select the option to create a symlink—simple as that!
Instead of using symlinks, you could just mount your drives directly to a specific directory. For example, using a command like `mount -t filesystem /dev/whatever /foo/bar/` could simplify things. Just check the format for `/etc/fstab` for automating it on boot.
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